Wage and hour cases in Manufacturing at a glance
California employers in Manufacturing account for 5,766 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 4,747 of which found violations (82%). Employers agreed to pay $74,384,767 in back wages to 51,968 workers, and $4,851,057 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 13 cases closed with $858,587 in back wages.
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Color in Motion | Los Angeles | Oct 21, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ENT Global, Inc | Los Angeles | Oct 21, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oboe Cann Studio Inc | Los Angeles | Oct 21, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wonky Fashion | Los Angeles | Oct 21, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tortilleria Lily | San Diego | Oct 17, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rebelde | Los Angeles | Oct 16, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Rain Co., Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 16, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rainbow Fashion | South El Monte | Oct 15, 2012 | 33 violations | $14,523 | 16 | 0 |
| Mixxed26 | Los Angeles | Oct 15, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mega Line | Los Angeles | Oct 15, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sky 2012, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 14, 2012 | 35 violations | $28,018 | 19 | 0 |
| Golden Green | Los Angeles | Oct 14, 2012 | 11 violations | $21,447 | 9 | 0 |
| Codigo | Los Angeles | Oct 14, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All American Products Group, Inc. | Valencia | Oct 12, 2012 | 46 violations repeat | $37,633 | 44 | 0 |
| KSM Garment, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 12, 2012 | 15 violations | $7,760 | 13 | 0 |
| Tortilleria La Princesa | San Diego | Oct 11, 2012 | 3 violations | $6,351 | 3 | 0 |
| Callia, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 10, 2012 | 17 violations | $45,225 | 15 | 0 |
| Comma Design Corp | Los Angeles | Oct 10, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beta LAYOUT Ltd. | Vacaville | Oct 9, 2012 | 4 violations | $2,012 | 3 | 0 |
| Vanilla Bay; Chou Chou | Los Angeles | Oct 9, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rama Food Manufacture Corp. | Ontario | Oct 5, 2012 | 38 violations repeat | $97,701 | 36 | $13,464 |
| Broadway Fashion | Los Angeles | Oct 5, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Cadena Building Materials | Colton | Oct 4, 2012 | 3 violations | $456 | 1 | 0 |
| Best Upholstery Inc. | El Monte | Oct 3, 2012 | 35 violations repeat | $36,236 | 21 | $6,468 |
| Water-Mill Rice Cake | Buena Park | Oct 3, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vertical Jam, Inc. | Vernon | Oct 2, 2012 | 135 violations repeat | $37,621 | 86 | 0 |
| Cotton Village, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 2, 2012 | 114 violations repeat | $29,635 | 85 | $39,270 |
| Touch 9; Touch 9 USA | Los Angeles | Oct 2, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zero 49, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 1, 2012 | 41 violations repeat | $21,219 | 26 | $7,084 |
| Carol Rose B Boston and Associates, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 1, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comfy USA Apparel, Inc | Sylmar | Sep 27, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adorn Clothing Mfg, Inc | Los Angeles | Sep 26, 2012 | 16 violations | $8,536 | 14 | 0 |
| K & D Manufacturing | Fremont | Sep 25, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carrillo's Cutting Service, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 24, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hermosa Creek, LLC | Los Angeles | Sep 24, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwak Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 24, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byer California | Los Angeles | Sep 24, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill's Pipes | Corona | Sep 21, 2012 | 12 violations repeat | $20,516 | 9 | $2,772 |
| Eighteen Apparel, Inc. | South El Monte | Sep 18, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johansing Iron Works | Oakland | Sep 17, 2012 | 15 violations | $11,627 | 14 | 0 |
| Wayne Perry, Inc. | Buena Park | Sep 16, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Color Me Red | Los Angeles | Sep 14, 2012 | 11 violations | $7,629 | 9 | 0 |
| Lucky Point aka K.P. Garment, Inc. | South El Monte | Sep 12, 2012 | 12 violations | $6,547 | 10 | 0 |
| Anhauser -Busch | Fairfield | Sep 12, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fibre Resource Unlimited | Spring Valley | Sep 11, 2012 | 8 violations | $833 | 7 | 0 |
| SynFast Oil Change | San Diego | Sep 10, 2012 | 2 violations | $182 | 1 | 0 |
| D' Closet, Inc.,- Innovation, Garment Nation | Los Angeles | Sep 10, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SanDisk Corporation | Milpitas | Sep 7, 2012 | 2 violations | $19,813 | 1 | 0 |
| ThyssenKrupp Elevator ThyssenKrupp Elevator Corporation | Richmond | Sep 5, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HS Fashion | Los Angeles | Aug 31, 2012 | 128 violations repeat | $69,466 | 67 | $12,529 |
| SY Mode | Los Angeles | Aug 31, 2012 | 52 violations | $6,982 | 0 | 0 |
| Modern Touch, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 31, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| YN Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 31, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| My Beloved, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 31, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Appenteng | Los Angeles | Aug 30, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| General Finishing Works | Los Angeles | Aug 28, 2012 | 2 violations | $3,475 | 1 | 0 |
| A & S Forever Apparel | Los Angeles | Aug 27, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Easel Koi Clothing, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 27, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Coast Air Systems Technologies | Richmond | Aug 22, 2012 | 6 violations | $474 | 5 | 0 |
| T-Bags Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Aug 20, 2012 | 7 violations | $5,952 | 7 | 0 |
| McJunkin Red Man Corporation | Benicia | Aug 19, 2012 | 2 violations | $5,541 | 1 | 0 |
| CTJ Fashion Inc | South El Monte | Aug 18, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Furniture Ashleys Furniture Industries, inc | Colton | Aug 14, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Standard Homeopathic Standard Momeopathic Company | Carson | Aug 11, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CLO Apparel | Los Angeles | Aug 9, 2012 | 3 violations | $245 | 1 | 0 |
| James Perse Enterprises, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 9, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJC Connection, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 9, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake's Dry Goods, Byblos | Los Angeles | Aug 9, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Axis 36 D2D International, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 8, 2012 | 5 violations | $7,746 | 3 | 0 |
| Sinjin Enterprise, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 8, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tua Fashion, Inc. Tua Fashion, Inc.,/Tua Plus/Tua Jr /Casting | Los Angeles | Aug 8, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Popsy Fashion dba F & X dba Memuse | Los Angeles | Aug 8, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motive Enterprise, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 8, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apple Style, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 7, 2012 | 65 violations | $68,506 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulsea, Inc. / Danji Collection, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 7, 2012 | 24 violations | $60,139 | 11 | 0 |
| CUI Sewing, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 7, 2012 | 70 violations | $44,942 | 35 | 0 |
| Blue Collection, Inc | Los Angeles | Aug 7, 2012 | 35 violations | $22,029 | 18 | 0 |
| Joy Always | Los Angeles | Aug 7, 2012 | 26 violations | $18,479 | 13 | 0 |
| Galilee Fashion Inc | Los Angeles | Aug 7, 2012 | 30 violations | $17,428 | 0 | 0 |
| ID Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 7, 2012 | 20 violations | $11,928 | 11 | 0 |
| Nagoya Incorporation | Los Angeles | Aug 7, 2012 | 36 violations | $11,112 | 2 | 0 |
| Va Va Voom/Glamazon | Los Angeles | Aug 7, 2012 | 5 violations | $2,940 | 4 | 0 |
| YN Apparel, Inc. | Vernon | Aug 7, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JC Fits | Los Angeles | Aug 7, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Color in Motion | Los Angeles | Aug 7, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sole Mio Vicmojess Enterprises, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 7, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I-Ner Ye- Eun, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 7, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris & Carol Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 7, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bethel U.S.A | Los Angeles | Aug 7, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J & S Clothing Inc | Los Angeles | Aug 6, 2012 | 52 violations | $63,905 | 29 | 0 |
| Sarri Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 6, 2012 | 45 violations | $11,920 | 0 | 0 |
| Popsy F & X and Memuse | Los Angeles | Aug 6, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James and Joy Inc. DBA: Voom | Los Angeles | Aug 6, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KSM Garment, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 5, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Runes Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 5, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LA Mark Anthony Madraso | Garden Grove | Aug 4, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Cooling Tower | Westminster | Aug 3, 2012 | 14 violations | $3,075 | 13 | 0 |
| Hello Miss CB Pacific Trading, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 3, 2012 | 3 violations | $42 | 2 | 0 |
| Popsy Corporation | Los Angeles | Aug 3, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Smart, Inc | Los Angeles | Aug 2, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Largest back-wage records in Manufacturing
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nestle USA | 2 | $2,877,139 | 3,672 | Dec 15, 2008 |
| Byton North America | 1 | $1,749,185 | 76 | Jun 30, 2020 |
| Beckman Coulter | 4 | $1,354,138 | 1,132 | Jul 8, 2014 |
| L&Y Food, Lotus Poultry, Moon Poultry, et al | 1 | $1,254,706 | 251 | Mar 30, 2024 |
| Meza Poultry | 1 | $1,172,494 | 115 | Oct 8, 2023 |
| General Atomics | 1 | $951,457 | 1,109 | Nov 2, 2018 |
| Wins of California, Inc. | 1 | $933,478 | 248 | Oct 29, 2001 |
| New United Motors Manufacturing Inc | 1 | $862,285 | 3,672 | Sep 30, 2007 |
| MiAngels Apparel | 1 | $724,604 | 472 | Jul 16, 2004 |
| General Dynamics NASSCO | 1 | $719,135 | 36 | Aug 14, 2023 |
| Romeros Food Products, Inc. | 1 | $650,000 | 29 | Oct 15, 2022 |
| Down N Dirty Inc. | 1 | $647,637 | 166 | Aug 5, 2011 |
| L&Y, Lotus Poultry, Moon Poultry, et al | 1 | $618,132 | 179 | Mar 30, 2024 |
| Elite Aerosapce Group | 1 | $583,950 | 85 | Feb 27, 2021 |
| DELTA PRODCUTS CORPORATION | 1 | $534,254 | 79 | Nov 30, 2015 |
| V5 Systems | 1 | $525,368 | 56 | May 3, 2020 |
| Pay By touch | 1 | $524,160 | 320 | Nov 17, 2007 |
| Medtronic, Inc | 1 | $520,674 | 215 | Dec 17, 2010 |
| Sanmina SCI Corporation | 4 | $483,186 | 137 | Feb 1, 2007 |
| The Cut and Sew Co. Inc. | 1 | $468,073 | 113 | Sep 21, 2025 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | $390,514 | 103 |
| 2025 | 38 | 29 | $1,055,349 | 249 |
| 2024 | 59 | 47 | $2,789,096 | 721 |
| 2023 | 104 | 91 | $5,029,800 | 1,048 |
| 2022 | 130 | 110 | $2,043,710 | 929 |
| 2021 | 53 | 41 | $1,141,148 | 348 |
| 2020 | 97 | 80 | $3,557,266 | 701 |
| 2019 | 179 | 158 | $2,001,246 | 864 |
| 2018 | 226 | 204 | $3,713,023 | 2,386 |
| 2017 | 167 | 133 | $1,651,238 | 916 |
| 2016 | 257 | 218 | $1,986,395 | 1,289 |
| 2015 | 201 | 164 | $3,383,200 | 1,615 |
| 2014 | 296 | 257 | $3,557,732 | 2,722 |
| 2013 | 329 | 258 | $2,368,983 | 1,844 |
| 2012 | 389 | 319 | $3,988,288 | 2,623 |
| 2011 | 404 | 344 | $4,501,871 | 2,853 |
| 2010 | 305 | 253 | $3,989,494 | 2,904 |
| 2009 | 382 | 330 | $5,616,984 | 5,123 |
| 2008 | 420 | 343 | $5,930,649 | 6,428 |
| 2007 | 478 | 411 | $4,635,448 | 6,680 |
| 2006 | 371 | 313 | $2,851,573 | 2,936 |
| 2005 | 566 | 371 | $2,805,932 | 3,170 |
| 2004 | 227 | 195 | $2,705,971 | 2,404 |
Your rights in this industry
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in this industry are owed the state minimum wage of $16.90 in 2026 or the higher local rate, overtime after 8 hours in a day, an hour of pay for each missed meal or rest period, and up to 30 days of wages when final pay is late. Claims go to the Labor Commissioner or to Superior Court, three years back, four under the Unfair Competition Law. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement database, California cases through Sep 6, 2026. Back to the wage theft tracker.
About this data: Cases come from the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division enforcement database (WHD compliance actions concluded since fiscal year 2005, California employers only), published by the Department of Labor and reloaded here every month. "Back wages" are amounts the employer agreed to pay at the close of the investigation; "penalties" are civil money penalties assessed. An investigation that found no violation is listed as such. The database does not include California Labor Commissioner cases or private lawsuits. This page is general information, not legal advice about your situation.